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Stephen Hilton
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Stephen Hilton (Democratic Party) ran for election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 112. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 14, 2022.
Hilton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Stephen Hilton was born in Spokane, Washington.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 112
Incumbent Joe Bustos defeated David Artushin in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 112 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joe Bustos (R) | 59.1 | 12,007 |
 | David Artushin (D)  | 40.7 | 8,267 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 41 | ||
| Total votes: 20,315 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 112
David Artushin defeated Stephen Hilton in the Democratic primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 112 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Artushin | 51.0 | 880 |
 | Stephen Hilton | 49.0 | 844 | |
| Total votes: 1,724 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 112
Incumbent Joe Bustos defeated Jackie LaPan Edgerton and Ross Ward in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 112 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Bustos | 53.7 | 2,628 |
| Jackie LaPan Edgerton | 33.6 | 1,642 | ||
| Ross Ward | 12.7 | 620 | ||
| Total votes: 4,890 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Stephen Hilton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hilton's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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At the time of answering this I am a 20 year old Aerospace Engineering student and will be graduating in 2022. I attended the Academic Magnet High School in North Charleston and went to middle school at Cario in Mount Pleasant. I have grown up in the Lowcountry education system and I have greatly benefited from it. Having been in the system as recently as four years ago, I know firsthand many of the issues that students face while in school. This includes a lack of financial education that has left many of my peers confused about what to do post graduation and guidance councilors who expect every student to go down a set path which leads to a lack of creativity and self expression.
As an engineering student, I want to bring the scientific process to governing. Instead of governing from a place of preconceived notions, I want to lay out an issue, listen to evidence, and then work on a solution with people from both sides of the aisle.
I do not see myself as someone who govern as a Democrat or a Republican but rather as a South Carolinian. We are unique and do not deserve to be placed in a box. I believe we can show the rest of the country what can be done when everyone works together.- My number one care is education and getting it right.
- We need to protect our beautiful coast line and way of life.
- I will fight to ensure everyone has an equal chance at success. When given an even playing field, hard work will always pay off.
My number one passion is improving the education system. Adding proper financial education, sex education, and providing more outlets for personal discovery and creativity. Boosting the arts and working towards lowering education debt as well as increasing trade school attendance. Providing more educational opportunities and access goes to providing a better playground for success that will propel everyone forward.
Honesty, transparency, and straight forwardness. I believe that an elected official has the right to change their mind on an issue if presented evidence that sways them but should remain honest about their beliefs and how they change so they can properly be held accountable. Also, elected officials should dedicated time each day to answering constituent emails and calls because those are the people they are representing. Lastly, an elected official should govern on the beliefs that they outlined in their campaign. So if all they campaign on is infrastructure then they should be sponsoring a load of infrastructure legislation.
To represent both those of voted for them and those who did not. To put the good of everyone above all else and to ensure public safety and the opportunity for everyone to get ahead.
I would like to leave a legacy of opportunity. When people look back in a hundred years I want them to remember me as an elected official and member of the community who helped to create opportunities for thousands to succeed when they otherwise would not have been able. I want people to still be using the educational framework that I helped create to get a great debt free education that lets them do whatever they wish with success.
My first ever job was as an assistant instructor at a Martial Arts studio that last from 8th grade to the summer before senior year. There I assisted in teaching and leading classes that ranged from three year olds to 18+.
Working there taught me a lot about working with others, sticking with something even when it becomes hard, perseverance, and leadership.
Working there taught me a lot about working with others, sticking with something even when it becomes hard, perseverance, and leadership.
The State of South Carolina's greatest challenge over the next decade is education and providing educational opportunities across the state that allow anyone to be successful. This means that the state needs to work on giving everyone the same level of education no matter what county they live in so they can go through the system with no debt and a great career in whatever they desire after graduation. Preferably, they would also be encouraged to stay in the state and benefit us all with their success.
I believe it is extremely beneficial to build relationships with other legislators for a multitude of reasons; two of which are voting consensus and monetary limits. When drafting legislation, many people will have different opinions of what should be in a bill and having a good relationship with others (no matter their political affiliation) will make the process of writing a bill and passing it not only more cordial but also easier. Another reason is that their is only so much money in the yearly budget to go around and each legislature will want to bring some home to their district so having good relationships allows for elected officials to work together to draft a plan that is not only good for their constituents but the state as a whole.
I favor a third party / non-partisan process for redistricting because I do not believe in strong partisan politics. I believe we are all elected to serve everyone and provide them with laws that make for a great life and thus we should let the people choose their representatives and not the other way around.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 26, 2021.
Current members of the South Carolina House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:G. Murrell Smith
Majority Leader:Davey Hiott
Minority Leader:James Rutherford
Representatives
District 1
Bill Whitmire (R)
District 2
Adam Duncan (R)
District 3
Phillip Bowers (R)
District 4
Davey Hiott (R)
District 5
Neal Collins (R)
District 6
April Cromer (R)
District 7
Lee Gilreath (R)
District 8
Don Chapman (R)
District 9
Blake Sanders (R)
District 10
Thomas Beach (R)
District 11
Craig Gagnon (R)
District 12
Daniel Gibson (R)
District 13
John McCravy (R)
District 14
Luke Rankin (R)
District 15
JA Moore (D)
District 16
Mark Willis (R)
District 17
Mike Burns (R)
District 18
Alan Morgan (R)
District 19
Patrick Haddon (R)
District 20
Stephen Frank (R)
District 21
Vacant
District 22
Paul Wickensimer (R)
District 23
Chandra Dillard (D)
District 24
Bruce Bannister (R)
District 25
Wendell Jones (D)
District 26
David Martin (R)
District 27
David Vaughan (R)
District 28
Chris Huff (R)
District 29
Dennis Moss (R)
District 30
Brian Lawson (R)
District 31
Rosalyn Myers (D)
District 32
Scott Montgomery (R)
District 33
Travis Moore (R)
District 34
Sarita Edgerton (R)
District 35
Bill Chumley (R)
District 36
Robert Harris (R)
District 37
Steven Long (R)
District 38
Josiah Magnuson (R)
District 39
Cal Forrest (R)
District 40
Joe White (R)
District 41
Annie McDaniel (D)
District 42
Doug Gilliam (R)
District 43
Randy Ligon (R)
District 44
Mike Neese (R)
District 45
Brandon Newton (R)
District 46
Heath Sessions (R)
District 47
Tommy Pope (R)
District 48
Brandon Guffey (R)
District 49
John King (D)
District 50
Keishan Scott (D)
District 51
J. Weeks (D)
District 52
Jermaine Johnson (D)
District 53
Richie Yow (R)
District 54
Jason Luck (D)
District 55
Jackie Hayes (D)
District 56
Tim McGinnis (R)
District 57
Lucas Atkinson (D)
District 58
Jeff Johnson (R)
District 59
Terry Alexander (D)
District 60
Phillip Lowe (R)
District 61
Carla Schuessler (R)
District 62
Robert Williams (D)
District 63
Jay Jordan (R)
District 64
Fawn Pedalino (R)
District 65
Cody Mitchell (R)
District 66
Jackie Terribile (R)
District 67
G. Murrell Smith (R)
District 68
Heather Crawford (R)
District 69
Chris Wooten (R)
District 70
Robert Reese (D)
District 71
District 72
Seth Rose (D)
District 73
Christopher Hart (D)
District 74
James Rutherford (D)
District 75
Heather Bauer (D)
District 76
Leon Howard (D)
District 77
Kambrell Garvin (D)
District 78
Beth Bernstein (D)
District 79
Hamilton Grant (D)
District 80
Kathy Landing (R)
District 81
Charles Hartz (R)
District 82
William Clyburn (D)
District 83
Bill Hixon (R)
District 84
Melissa Oremus (R)
District 85
Jay Kilmartin (R)
District 86
Bill Taylor (R)
District 87
Paula Calhoon (R)
District 88
Vacant
District 89
Micah Caskey (R)
District 90
Justin Bamberg (D)
District 91
Lonnie Hosey (D)
District 92
Brandon Cox (R)
District 93
Jerry Govan (D)
District 94
Gil Gatch (R)
District 95
District 96
D. McCabe (R)
District 97
Robby Robbins (R)
District 98
Chris Murphy (R)
District 99
Mark Smith (R)
District 100
Sylleste Davis (R)
District 101
Roger Kirby (D)
District 102
Harriet Holman (R)
District 103
Carl Anderson (D)
District 104
William Bailey (R)
District 105
Kevin Hardee (R)
District 106
Val Guest (R)
District 107
Case Brittain (R)
District 108
Lee Hewitt (R)
District 109
District 110
Tom Hartnett (R)
District 111
Wendell Gilliard (D)
District 112
Joe Bustos (R)
District 113
Courtney Waters (D)
District 114
Gary Brewer (R)
District 115
Spencer Wetmore (D)
District 116
James Teeple (R)
District 117
Jordan Pace (R)
District 118
Bill Herbkersman (R)
District 119
District 120
Weston Newton (R)
District 121
Michael Rivers (D)
District 122
Bill Hager (R)
District 123
Jeff Bradley (R)
District 124
Shannon Erickson (R)
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Vacancies (2)
